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Jacksonville, Florida
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| On the wide St. Johns River in the northeast corner of | Can I make the Jacksonville reservation by phone? We |
| Florida, Jacksonville is a major port and metropolitan area. | would be happy to help you make any Jacksonville hotel |
| Jacksonville Landing, on the north bank of the river, is the | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| place to go for concerts, upscale shopping, restaurants and | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| entertainment. (An elevated light-rail system links the | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| Landing with hotels and convention facilities). On both sides | |
| of the river, explore Riverwalk's cafes, cultural activities and | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| the soaring Friendship Fountain, and on the south bank, visit | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| three museums the Museum of Science and History | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| (MOSH), the Maritime Museum and the Historical Society | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| Museum. | personal and credit card information. |
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| Karpeles Museum is part of a network of seven museums in | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| the nation that together house more than a million of the | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| world's most treasured documents, ranging from original | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| copies of the Bill of Rights to Mark Twain's letters. Themed | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| exhibits change quarterly. Among the city's other museums | |
| are the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and the newly | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| opened Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art. The | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| Jacksonville Zoological Gardens contain a | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| 17-acre/7-hectare African veldt, a baby-animal nursery and | your specific property. |
| a walk-through aviary. | |
| | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Other sights include Fort Caroline National Memorial, the | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| site of one of the few French outposts in colonial Florida; the | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| Anheuser-Busch Brewery; and Adventure Landing, a | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| recreation center and water park. | property "Detail" pages. |
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| The Kingsley Plantation State Historic Site on Fort George | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| Island (15 mi/25 km east of downtown Jacksonville) is the | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| oldest plantation house in Florida. Built in 1792, the house | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| and grounds were owned by slave trader Zephaniah | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| Kingsley. He married a female slave who became the head | number. |
| of his household and a successful businesswoman with | |
| holdings in other nations. Slave cabins made of local | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| coquina stone are the best preserved such structures in the | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| nation. The plantation is part of the region's Black Heritage | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| Trail that traces African-American roots in North Florida. | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Just east of Fort George Island is Little Talbot Island State | |
| Park, site of a beautiful, undeveloped beach. | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map link |
| | displayed on the property "Detail" page. This informative |
| Jacksonville's fame as one of Florida's major banking and | map will give you the main cross streets and address. Click |
| insurance centers goes hand-in-hand with the region's | the tab: "directions", type in your address and click |
| reputation as a golf center. Golf courses abound, with more | "submit". A detailed list of where to turn and how many miles |
| than 50 from which to choose. The Tournament Players | will be displayed. |
| Club Network at Sawgrass Stadium Course is home to the | |
| Players Championship on the PGA tour, held in March. | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We coordinate |
| | closely with the properties in the database. Only those with |
| Nearby beaches include Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, | room availability for the requested dates can be displayed |
| Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach. Every year, | and booked through our system. After receiving |
| Jacksonville hosts two major music festivals, both in April | confirmation on your credit card amount, the system |
| Springing the Blues and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. | instantly issues a confirmation on the computer screen. We |
| Jacksonville is also home to the NFL's Jacksonville | also forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| Jaguars. Jacksonville is 140 mi/225 km north of Orlando. | 48 hours. |
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